Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-11-27
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An1mber e fzianl1 * Hillary BaIis1
hase bssn enIs5ina eeoa EEL Il fsn
- ~ cd Rs9ilsmsn's expanss 81 fsts.
= seems thnl NJ. Basisr len bis room
. olcleck II ~ nsEni1R. . fsu ueekn
alncs. 70 saseh she up-sound ssexnsr
fnE RoEllsu8, and "a kis has.s fasnas q
snrn 81 hi9 Rse. wAfeA VS. buFnzne
brightly. Egzne % hIa fkiando ssW fle
4Ent u f1e E1ofa ne uext e4enlEz1. and.
i1lnAiuR lh4e hzral2gs might be going
tkf114h Mr.. Ba1iefss 3snWISa. wenl 10.
91ly 70 md tbs ROOFS ionk1d and hnI&-
"a, t1st - i1 had bsen Ieft. Ths fact
shat Mr.. Batter BAD foEz0ttam b aarn
81 to ea1. 81 he kagl1 q aatch he
9se4Aaek, o4wne& nron 6hem AL a nnns
sad Trey doe1rmine1 e - i ham unlfl
be n4nn1 back, even Il BE- F6nnafned esaF
Ter two Monf1E. fhol1 Ne tine Sc
Got Ee8aY 60 naH from Purtlaad Ter
San Ffzeeisoo. Mf. Mad sagaI1 iels-
graphed him
'xoun cas- - sz1EG AUzArKo~
why lhs dssII eoa't gsu turn Il
enil was ihe Eapiy rooaivsd from Mr.
Whsn me news dashed orsr she wires
that he Portland steamef had reached
San Francisco, EFnd Alfsu nsnt his alb
sent friend he following mensags:
Dear Balieg--f 0uf gas h still bnfnina
t1nl a. you left Il. Fsnneld says be
charges double rates where Uunsumafs
keep theif lights Burning night and
This tslanram uas masksd s'ooIlsut, =
and the messenger who handed & c.
hr. BaileF remarked:
''poEGkn AID 4 ouAnxEn, PLEaEk.1
Mr.. Bullee paid the bin. and teen
opened she message. only 60 nnd thai
wefe eth oaETyfng ozt that rEae1i1ai
joke.
Il bis despair be rushed to tie teiesl
Graph cf1se and sent the following
message: I'D. L. TeKry-Tnu out my
gas" TIE next dsy be received from
bis friend Terry she following message:
Have lost ny pass hey and cans Get
IN. Tue aas e still banning
This was TOO mueh for the old gem
tlemAn, and bis GFst idea vas 10 come
hons 81 once and turn e % hi1seif,
bat iaal ~ be was getting ready % leave
Mr.. fesieF reached The city. When the
two met Mr.. Yealef said: why, hello
Butter, what are yon al packed up
fotf'
''fm going home 70 turn Of my aas."
said Mr.. Butier. a. the rata It's burn /
inc the Ras esmpany viii own half my
property IL stay much lonReF.
Mr.. fszibE persuaded hiaa that Ras /
was very cheap 10 seattle, end that the |
more q customer consumes the cheaper 1
ths rate 10 IL pEep0rtiep, and that II be |
should consume 100,oo0 feet during tue /
mouth be was abssnl, tns rate when be |
Ros homs Wonld Be 81 Is per % susand /
insiosd u 90 80 per thousand, the rata /
Oh ,fRed small eOnsumers. This aFRu- /
ens, wnile il was eons0ling 10 cer-
{ iln x snt, did not dissuade NJ. Butler |
ffDm cts desire to Get home.
''xn HKB BUnA,"
Said hE. YssieF, '.and 70 10 Southern |
California with Maddoeks and myself, l
and uhen We Get home III get Pendeld /
10 eus the bin down AZ much as posi- /
bic, and III stand oae-haif the en-
pepse."
Mr.. Butler considered This q esner-
Gus offer, and as be was very anxious 10 /
visit Los Angeles and oiheF booming /
towns south OF San Francisco. conelud
ID 20 s'let her burn
MesFB. Butlef and Yeaier arrived |
n0ms last night. Tho gas was still /
burning when Mr.. Batter reached hts |
room. He turned Il out. aRd drawing /
! candle from bis pooket. lighted Il and |
exclaimed: Revenge IL sweet. IL
Penneld takes advantage of my absence /
10 get q lion on my property, nov, /
aud forever. ! viii ssohew
zas and illuminate my premises instead
With talloW dipaF'
After ar. Batter had retired for the
night, and was dreaming Of California,
! quartatte OF bis musical friends ten
dered him . delightful ssrenade. the
principal song rendered being that |
shiah oommenees, "Lst your lever
liehta be bnFninR.n
They we're followed down stairs b. |
bootiack and IA old shoe after the hfst /
verse had been sung.
Mr.. HutioF aweara vengeance on those !
practical iokers, and vows be viii get |
ayeu IL "A fakea all winter.